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22-21-131
Section 22-21-131 Purpose and construction of article. It is the intention of the Legislature
by the passage of this article to empower each incorporated city and town in the state to
authorize the incorporation of one or more public corporations as political subdivisions of
the state for the purpose of providing public hospital facilities, to invest each corporation
organized under this article with all powers that may be necessary to enable it to accomplish
such purposes, including the power to lease or operate its properties and to issue interest-bearing
revenue bonds, and to grant to the municipality power to rent such public hospital facilities
on a year-to-year basis and to pledge tax revenues to secure the rent payable therefor. This
article shall be liberally construed in conformity with the said intent. (Acts 1961, No. 109,
p. 134, §1; Acts 1978, No. 409, p. 394, §2.)...
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22-21-318
Section 22-21-318 Powers of authority. (a) In addition to all other powers granted elsewhere
in this article, and subject to the express provisions of its certificate of incorporation,
an authority shall have the following powers, together with all powers incidental thereto
or necessary to the discharge thereof in corporate form: (1) To have succession by its corporate
name for the duration of time, which may be in perpetuity, specified in its certificate of
incorporation or until dissolved as provided in Section 22-21-339; (2) To sue and be
sued in its own name in civil suits and actions, and to defend suits and actions against it,
including suits and actions ex delicto and ex contractu, subject, however, to the provisions
of Chapter 93 of Title 11, which chapter is hereby made applicable to the authority; (3) To
adopt and make use of a corporate seal and to alter the same at pleasure; (4) To adopt, alter,
amend and repeal bylaws, regulations and rules, not inconsistent with the...
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40-12-240
Section 40-12-240 Definitions. (a) For the purpose of this article, the following terms
shall have the respective meanings ascribed by this section: (1) DEPARTMENT. The Alabama
Department of Revenue. (2) ESTABLISHED PLACE OF BUSINESS. A place actually occupied either
continuously or at regular periods at or from which a business or a part thereof is transacted.
(3) FARM TRACTOR. Every motor vehicle designed and used primarily as a farm implement for
drawing plows, mowing machines, and other implements designed and used for agricultural purposes
and only incidentally moved upon public highways. (4) FARMER. An individual, partnership,
cooperative corporation, or other entity actively engaged in agriculture or agricultural activities
as the same are circumscribed and defined in paragraphs a. and b. of Section 41-14-51(1).
(5) FLEET. A group of similarly classified fleet vehicles comprised of 50 or more units or
other amount as prescribed by the department. (6) FLEET OPERATOR. A person,...
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11-57-2
Section 11-57-2 Legislative intent; construction of chapter generally. (a) It is the
intention of the Legislature by the passage of this chapter to empower each incorporated municipality
in the state to authorize the incorporation of one or more public corporations as political
subdivisions of the state for the purpose of providing public library facilities for lease
to and use by the municipality, to invest each corporation organized under this chapter with
all powers that may be necessary to enable it to accomplish such purposes, including the power
to lease its properties and to issue interest-bearing revenue bonds and to grant to each such
municipality power to rent such public library facilities on a year to year basis. (b) This
chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the said intent. (Acts 1961, No. 895,
p. 1407, §1; Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 289, p. 2335, §1.)...
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37-11A-1
Section 37-11A-1 Execution and text of compact. The Governor, on behalf of this state,
shall execute a compact, in substantially the following form, with the State of Mississippi,
and the Legislature approves and ratifies the compact in the form substantially as follows:
Northeast Mississippi - Northwest Alabama Railroad Authority Compact. The contracting states
solemnly agree: Article I. The purpose of this compact is to promote and develop trade, commerce,
industry, and employment opportunities for the public good and welfare in northeast Mississippi
and northwest Alabama through the establishment of a joint interstate authority to acquire
certain railroad properties and facilities which the operator thereof has notified the Interstate
Commerce Commission of an intention to abandon and which are located in any of Franklin, Marion,
or Winston Counties, Alabama or in Alcorn or Tishomingo Counties, Mississippi. Article II.
This compact shall become effective immediately as to the State...
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22-21-311
Section 22-21-311 Definitions. (a) The following words and phrases used in this article,
and others evidently intended as the equivalent thereof, shall, in the absence of clear implication
herein otherwise, be given the following respective interpretations herein: (1) APPLICANT.
A natural person who files a written application with the governing body of a county, municipality,
or educational institution, or two or more thereof, in accordance with the provisions of Section
22-21-313. (2) AUTHORITY. A public corporation organized, and any public hospital corporation
reincorporated, pursuant to the provisions hereof. (3) AUTHORIZING RESOLUTION. The resolution
adopted by the governing body of an authorizing subdivision, in accordance with the provisions
of Section 22-21-313 or Section 22-21-341, that authorizes the incorporation
of an authority or the reincorporation of a public hospital corporation. (4) AUTHORIZING SUBDIVISION.
Each county, municipality, and educational institution with...
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22-21-53
Section 22-21-53 Powers. (a) Any district or regional hospital association is hereby
authorized and empowered to exercise the following powers in addition to others granted in
this article: (1) To cooperate with the State Board of Health for the purpose of constructing,
equipping, maintaining and operating a hospital by making appropriate application to the State
Board of Health; to enter into a cooperative contract with the State Board of Health for this
purpose; (2) To act as an agent for the State Board of Health under a cooperative contract
to prepare, carry out and operate hospital projects; (3) To provide for the construction,
reconstruction, improvement, alteration or repair of any hospital, or any part thereof; (4)
To take over, by purchase, lease or otherwise, any hospital; (5) To manage, as agent of the
State Board of Health, any hospital constructed or owned by the association; (6) To arrange,
with any appropriate local or state agencies, for the opening or closing of...
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39-7-13
Section 39-7-13 Purpose and powers of authority generally; sale, transfer and conveyance
of entire water system to public corporation authorized to conduct business of water distribution
system. (a) An authority shall be incorporated for the purpose of conducting and developing
the enterprise in which it may engage in such manner that the services afforded by such enterprise
shall be available for public uses and to all inhabitants of the municipality and the surrounding
area for domestic and industrial uses at the lowest cost consistent with sound economy and
prudent management. Every authority incorporated under this chapter is hereby vested with
all powers necessary and requisite for the accomplishment of such purpose for which such authority
is incorporated capable of being delegated by the Legislature of the State of Alabama. The
authority shall have the power to acquire, construct, reconstruct, extend, improve and maintain
and operate any plant, works, system, facilities or...
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44-2-20
Section 44-2-20 Text of compact. The Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children
is hereby enacted into law and entered into with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein
in form substantially as follows: Article I. Purpose and Policy. It is the purpose and policy
of the party states to cooperate with each other in the interstate placement of children to
the end that: (a) Each child requiring placement shall receive the maximum opportunity to
be placed in a suitable environment and with persons or institutions having appropriate qualifications
and facilities to provide a necessary and desirable degree and type of care. (b) The appropriate
authorities in a state where a child is to be placed may have full opportunity to ascertain
the circumstances of the proposed placement, thereby promoting full compliance with applicable
requirements for the protection of the child. (c) The proper authorities of the state from
which the placement is made may obtain the most complete...
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16-17A-8
Section 16-17A-8 Powers of authority. (a) An authority shall have and may exercise any
power granted nonprofit corporations under Title 10A, together with all powers incidental
thereto or necessary or desirable to the discharge thereof, including, without limitation,
the following specific powers: (1) To adopt, maintain, and amend bylaws and a corporate seal.
(2) To sue and, subject to the limitations herein, be sued; provided, however, that no authority
entitled to sovereign immunity shall be denied such immunity. (3) To acquire, construct, equip,
and operate those health care facilities it considers necessary or desirable. (4) To enter
into contracts and agreements, borrow money, incur indebtedness, and issue bonds, notes, debt
securities, or any other evidence of indebtedness. (5) To pledge the general credit of the
authority or any revenues or income of the authority to repayment of any of its indebtedness.
(6) To mortgage or pledge its health care facilities or its other assets or...
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